Conference
New York, United States·North America
Apr 26–28, 2024
1,800 delegates expected
High school students
In English
About
Our conference is held in the conference rooms at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City - with the closing ceremony held at the General Assembly Hall (UNGA). All are pending UN confirmation of availability.
Global Classrooms International (GCI) Model UN is a flagship program of LAU, launched in 2005 by the United Nations Association of the United States of America (UNA-USA). The year 2016 ushered in a new era as LAU took over the management of the GC International conferences in New York. The program introduces its participants to a professionally and personally enriching experience through which they get to experience educational growth while being exposed to cultural diversity.
In GCIMUN:
- English is the language of instruction
- Both middle school & high school students can participate
- Rules of Procedures sessions are held on the first day of the conference to refresh student's knowledge for the conference
Over a two-day conference, participants will assume the role of a UN member state diplomat, representing their assigned state within a committee of the United Nations.
Committees
United Nations General Assembly Third Committee: The Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee (GA3-SOCHUM)
195 seats · Intermediate · EnglishA Framework for Achieving Net Zero by 2050 in Educational InstitutionsUnited Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
107 seats · Intermediate · EnglishEnsuring the Safety of Asylum Seekers in Periods of Refugee Crises (UNHCR)United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Intermediate · EnglishAccelerating the Modern Industrial Development of the Global SouthWorld Trade Organization (WTO)
Intermediate · EnglishThe Integration of Africa into the Global Trade SystemInternational Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Intermediate · EnglishThe Transition to Nuclear Energy in Developing CountriesUnited Nations Human Settlement Programme (UN-Habitat)
Intermediate · EnglishBuilding & Sustaining Water Security in Urban CentersUnited Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Intermediate · EnglishTransitioning to Eco-Friendlier Trade SystemsUnited Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Intermediate · EnglishCreating a Framework for Political Education
Partner conferences
Organizers
Lebanese American University (LAU OLE)
Lebanese American University (LAU)
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